Glungezer
The Glungezer is a mountain in the Tux Alps in Tyrol (state), Tyrol southeast of Innsbruck in Austria. History Origin of the name The name "Glungezer" (historical spelling also ''Glunggezer'') probably goes back to an onomatopoeic imitation of gurgling water. In a hollow above the Tulfeinalm, but also in other places, the water flows invisibly between and under the boulders.Aichner, Gerald (1994). ''Der weiße Berg. Das Glungezerbuch.'' 2nd edn. Vienna, Munich: Thaur, ISBN 3-85395-189-9, pp. 10 ff. Aircraft accident On 29 February 1964, a British Eagle Bristol Britannia 312 collided with the eastern slopes of the Glungezer at a height of 2,600 metres above sea level. The aeroplane was on the approach to Innsbruck and was flying under Visual Flight Rules. However, the pilots failed to break through the clouds.Accident re ...
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Glungezer Hut
The Glungezer is a mountain in the Tux Alps in Tyrol (state), Tyrol southeast of Innsbruck in Austria. History Origin of the name The name "Glungezer" (historical spelling also ''Glunggezer'') probably goes back to an onomatopoeic imitation of gurgling water. In a hollow above the Tulfeinalm, but also in other places, the water flows invisibly between and under the boulders.Aichner, Gerald (1994). ''Der weiße Berg. Das Glungezerbuch.'' 2nd edn. Vienna, Munich: Thaur, ISBN 3-85395-189-9, pp. 10 ff. Aircraft accident On 29 February 1964, a British Eagle Bristol Britannia 312 collided with the eastern slopes of the Glungezer at a height of 2,600 metres above sea level. The aeroplane was on the approach to Innsbruck and was flying under Visual Flight Rules. However, the pilots failed to break through the clouds.Accident re ...
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